Step 1: find yourself a Gothic mansion.
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Hi, Art!

Sunday, October 17, 2021

Hi, Art!

Sunday, October 17, 2021

Hi, art lovers!

 
Culture Days wraps in just one week, which might come as a surprise, especially if you’ve never actually heard of it before. If that’s you (and hey, that’s cool), this will catch you up on what the Canada-wide initiative is all about. But basically, think of it as an excuse to browse hundreds upon hundreds of cultural events — performances and walking tours and whatever else you might find on their website. And just so you know, it’s all free. 

A few items on the Culture Days schedule are actually being hosted by CBC Arts. We produced some fresh episodes of CBC Arts Makes especially for the festivities: craft projects led by Canadian artists (which you could try out at any time of year, really). Links to those videos can be found below. Plug in your glue gun and press play.
 

And because we promised you eye candy ...

 
Spooky pastel drawing of three spectral figures walking amid violet hills. One holds a black cat, another carries two birds, one black and one white.

@maryanneherb/Instagram

Yes, Halloween is my favourite holiday. Why do you ask? (Hunters by U.K. artist Mary Herbert.)

 
Photo of a square painting mounted on a white wall. It resmebles a quilt in the pattern of a spider web. Each segment of the web is a different colou: pink, teal, black, orange, cream.

@scormierstudio/Instagram

Spider webs? Spider quilts? Spider paintings! (Follow Toronto artist Stephanie Cormier to see more.)
 
Photo of a square-shaped painted sculptural work mounted on a white wall. The texture resembles crumpled clothes or tangled limbs, both human and avian.

@erinfrancesbrown/Instagram

I don’t know if Erin Frances Brown was going for a hellish-swirl-of-humanity vibe here, but it’s working for me.
 
Realistic painting of a treed park at twilight. To the right of the composition, a cluster of trees is illuminated. A halo of purple light surrounds their tops.

@mayberryfineart/Instagram

Close Your Eyes by Sean William Randall.
 
Close up of two ravens in wintertime. One appears to be feeding the other. Its beak enters the other's open beak.

Shane Kalyn/Wildlife Photographer of the Year

These (spooky?) lovebirds are the subject of a prize-winning photo. Vancouver’s Shane Kalyn was among the Canadian honourees at the Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards. (More on CBC News.)
 
 

You've got to see this

 
 
 
Nighttime photo of the Legends of Horror attraction at Casa Loma. The castle can be seen in the background, illuminated with blue light. In the foreground, a slimy looking goblin with fangs and long pointy ears, smiles at the camera. It is bathed in red light, as is the gazebo behind it.

Legends of Horror

 

How to haunt a Gothic mansion

Step 1: find yourself a Gothic mansion. Toronto’s Casa Loma fits the bill, and every Halloween it hosts a supersized house of horrors. We talked with some of the professional haunters behind the scenes. Discover how they wow visitors while scaring them half to death.
 
flat-lay photo of felt shapes (orange horns, white teeth, drip shapes in green, pink and red. Also pictured: a purple felt cylinder resembling a cartoon monster with round googly eyes, furry grey hair and a large open mouth.
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If you don't have a Halloween costume ...

 
Bookmark this DIY! Artist Ian Langohr will show you how to make a real monster of a mask.
 
Close-up photo of a papier mache sculpture of a wind-up clacking teeth toy.

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If you just feel like making stuff ...

Maybe draw some teeth with googly eyes and turn it into a papier mâché whatsit? 
 
 

Follow this artist

 
 
 
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Jessa Dupuis

@jessadupuis
Collage on white paper incorporating a painted pink rainbow, green and pink scribbles and a torn out form of a female figure wearing green pants and a white dress shirt.

@jessadupuis/Instagram

Now that you’re following Jessa, put down the phone for a sec and pick up some scissors. (Or maybe you’re already holding scissors. This newsletter went hard on the arts and crafts.) Jessa made us a collage tutorial that’ll show you how to create happy-scrappy pictures like this one. 
 

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I’m Leah Collins, senior writer at CBC Arts. Until next time!

 
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